Luke Duffy

29 year old basketball writer from Dublin, Ireland who first fell in love with the game when the plucky Sacramento Kings took on the mighty Lakers... and lost! Orlando Magic fan. Favourite players are Rajon Rondo, Jeff Teague and I'm probably the biggest Kawhi Leonard fan out there!
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Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors: Andrew Wiggins can win MIP

by Luke Duffy
If you've tuned in to any of the games featuring the Golden State Warriors so far this season, then one word immediately comes to mind when watching...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: More disrespect on NBA's 75th list

by Luke Duffy
The Orlando Magic are off to an 0-2 start this season, and although this poor beginning shouldn't come as much of a surprise, the beatdowns they've...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: Mohamed Bamba's contract year is coming

by Luke Duffy
The Orlando Magic were active as the deadline to sign players to new deals with their rookie contracts ending next year looming. In a move that...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: They nailed Wendell Carter Jr.'s contract

by Luke Duffy
With the NBA season upon us, the Orlando Magic recently announced that center Wedell Carter Jr. had signed a four-year, $50 contract. The first deal...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: Wait, maybe it is Mohamed Bamba's time?

by Luke Duffy
Every NBA fan tries not to read too much into preseason play, and in the case of the Orlando Magic, that is no different. Three exhibition games...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: 3 important goals for Jalen Suggs this season

by Luke Duffy
With the beginning of the NBA's slate of preseason games, we finally have some Orlando Magic basketball to watch and read too much into. Monday...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: 3 players likely to be moved by deadline

by Luke Duffy
As we begin the slate of preseason games ahead of the regular season proper, the Orlando Magic find themselves perched in a good place. At this...
NBA

NBA: 3 players with a shot to win Most Improved award

by Luke Duffy
With the conclusion of media day in a ton of cities, the NBA’s regular season is right around the corner. A chance for everybody to start off...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: 3 takeaways from 2021 media day

by Luke Duffy
The arrival of the Orlando Magic's media day signaled the end of an offseason full of speculation about what the future could hold for this...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: Jonathan Isaac is disrupting the chemistry

by Luke Duffy
With media day right around the corner, now should be a real time of optimism for the Orlando Magic. Before the reality of being a young team that...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: 3 bold predictions for the 2021-22 season

by Luke Duffy
Although the Orlando Magic have had a quietly successful last 12 months in the grand scheme of things, it is still easy to predict how this...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: They won every major trade last season

by Luke Duffy
In order to understand the current trajectory of the Orlando Magic, we need to look back into the not too distant past of last season. The...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: They continue to underrate Terrence Ross

by Luke Duffy
As a new season approaches for the Orlando Magic, Terrence Ross has found himself as the key veteran of this group. It seems like a long time ago...
Orlando Magic

Magic: Is there any sense at all in a Ben Simmons trade?

by Luke Duffy
There is little doubt the Orlando Magic should stay as they are this coming season. They have a host of young players, with potential Rookie of the...
Orlando Magic

Magic: 3 reasons Jalen Suggs will win Rookie of the Year

by Luke Duffy
It has most certainly flown under the radar, but this has been a solid offseason for the Orlando Magic. They drafted two top-10 lottery picks in...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: Team bonding evident with this group early on

by Luke Duffy
The seeds for the culture shift with the Orlando Magic were planted just after the trade deadline last season. Nikola Vucevic, Evan Fournier and...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: 3 most important players in 2021-22

by Luke Duffy
The Orlando Magic have had themselves a nice offseason. They nailed the NBA Draft in picking Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner and even picked up a...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: 3 takeaways from their 2021-22 schedule

by Luke Duffy
The Orlando Magic discovered the breakdown of their 2021-22 regular-season schedule on Friday, with the NBA releasing the games of all 30 teams....
New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans: The importance of Josh Hart's return

by Luke Duffy
The New Orleans Pelicans find themselves in an unenviable position at this moment in time. They have a superstar in Zion Williamson who is apparently...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: Guard situation should be viewed as positive

by Luke Duffy
In the weeks since the Orlando Magic excitedly selected Jalen Suggs in this year's NBA Draft, the conversation has steadily flowed towards a more...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: Jalen Suggs generating excitement already

by Luke Duffy
If you are a fan of the Orlando Magic, much like in the wider world of sport, the easiest thing to do is to overreact to anything. Good or bad, it is...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: Finding sense in the Robin Lopez deal

by Luke Duffy
With the NBA free agency period now in full swing, the Orlando Magic were not players in signing free agents and making trades. Instead, they opted...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: 3 players now looking over their shoulder

by Luke Duffy
With the 2021 NBA Draft now complete, the mood around the Orlando Magic is one of real optimism. They managed to snag a player in Jalen Suggs who...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: 3 takeaways from the 2021 NBA Draft

by Luke Duffy
In what was an enjoyable and unpredictable 2021 NBA Draft night, the Orlando Magic emerged as one of the organizations that can be happy with...
New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans: Can Kyle Lowry be their Chris Paul?

by Luke Duffy
If you were to ask any NBA fan who is in with a chance of making next year’s NBA Finals, nobody would select the New Orleans Pelicans. With good...
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